Cinema: Coming Up Roses

Sylvia is a puzzle to her husband-to-be, Peter Lawford. She lives in a
luxury neighborhood, grows prize roses, displays carefree décolletage,
has no visible means of support except for a slim volume of her
published poems entitled Moon Without Light. After scanning the verse
(Oh preacher, I got these awful blues and a bellyful of sin), Lawford
hires Private Eye George Maharis to find out: Who is Sylvia?

She turns out to be Carroll Baker, who dolls up many a flashback as
Maharis treks across country jogging the memories of Viveca Lindfors,
Edmond O'Brien,...